Iron County register., 1887-04-28
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
The Militia Dnbanding.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS,
The Militia Dmbanding.
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, April 20.-The fol-
lowing special order was issued by the
Adjutant- General yesterday:
HEADQUARTERS STATE OF MISSOURI
CITY OF JEFFERSON, April ~. 1887.
Companies A, G, d and II of the Fifth regi-
ment, N G. NJ. Colonel C. c. Allen, command
ing, having declared their purpose not to re-
main in the military service of the State, or to
be subject to military discipline or the military
authority of the State, and Company b, of the
same regiment, have requested to be disband-
ed, and, being officially informed by the Colonel
commanding that Companies E, F and G, also
OF the same regiment, would disband, said
Firth regiment, composed OF the aboVe-named
companies, is hereby disbanded, from the above
date, and the commissions of the field, staff
and company officers of the same vacated from
the date above mentioned.
2. The ordnance stores, and other property
belonging to the State in the hands OF the Fifth
regiment, and the companies composing said
regiment, will at once be carefully packed and
reshipped to the State Armory at Jefferson
City, Mo-. the company commanders being re-
quired to give their especial and prompt atten-
tion to this duty, and to furnish a careful in
voice of the same to these headquarters when
shipment is made.
3. Colonel Allen will see that these orders are
carefully executed.
4. The Adjutant-General regrets exceedingly
the causes which have led to the disbandment
of this excellent regiment, but in the
face OF the discouragements which present
themselves he can only tender his acknowledg
ment to the officers and men for duty faithfully
and patriotically performed.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief.
j. G. JAMISON, Adjutant-G General.
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Miscellaneous Items.
The Governor, as chief of
the National Guard of the State, has ac-
cepted the resign alton of Robert w.
Goode as judge-advocate of the First regi-
ment, with rank of captain, such resigna-
tion to date from the Sth inst.
DR.. Chas. F. Simmons, of st. Louis, who
got into an altercation with a negro re-
Gently, on street car, because the latter
refused to comply with the doctors re-
quest that he vacate his seat in favor of
a crippled woman, has been complained of
by the negro for assault with intent to
kill, and has been held for the grand jury.
So much for the DOCTORS gallantry.
Judge Noonan, of st. Louis, is striking
terror to the lottery men by the way he is
sailing them with fines. Two hundred
dollars fine is apt to eat up quite a num-
Der of commissions, not to mention ex-
penses.
Police Officer Louis Bottecher, of st.
Louis, is suffering from an acute case of
blood poisoning resulting from a recent
cut on his hand coming in contact with
the foul clothing of a prisoner whom he
was searching prelimin ary to locking him
up.
The Ladies' Flower Mission of st. Louis
has been reorganized for the season.
The walters of Kansas City, some
twelve hundred in number, are taking
steps to form branch of the knights of
Labor. The colored walters, who are
afraid they will get left in the deal, are
inclined to hold aloof from It,
The work of arranging for the fall fes.
tivities in st. Louis has been inaugurated
by the illuminating committee; and in
view of the fact that the G. A. r. Ma.
tional encampment is to be one of the
events, it is proposed to do the work on
more extended and gorgeous. scale than
ever.
W. E. Winner, real estate speculator
in Kansas City, is said to have offered
s275 900 for the block on which it was ex-
pected the new Jackson County Court
house won Id be built.
A company has been organized in St.
Joseph with capital of $50, 600, for the
of terra Gotta and pressed
brick. A fine bed of clay has been dis
covered near King Hill, south of the city,
and plant costing about $4,000 will be
in operation in a very short time.
The rapid transit craze has hit Kansas
City hard. One cable and one elevated
road are now in operation, and men are at
work on no less than seven cable, one
elevated and seven dummy lines, and sew
eral more of each class are projected.
The special grand jury called at st.
Joseph to consider the Aronek wife-mur'
der case has returned an indictment
against Aronek, charging him with will.
full murder.
Chas. E. Loring, an old and well-known
resident of st. Louis, died a few days
since. He was born in Paris, Bourbon
County, KY, January II, 1912, of Revolu'
tionary stock, and removed to st. Louis in
1880.
The Kansas City people do not seem to
respond very literally to the proposed
fund for ''fall festivities;" they seem too
much taken up with returns more nearly
in sight as the result of real estate infa-
ton.
Jerry McBowers, Sedalia Salvation
Army soldier, was convicted few days
since of obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses, and was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary. George Cannon,
charged with the same offense, who
turned States evidence, was sentenced to
one day in Jail.
Thomas Gilchrist, a young man who
lives at Independence, fell under the
wheels of a Missouri Pacific passenger
train few davs ago while attempting to
board it, and his right leg was cut off
above the knee. It was believed he would
die.
During rain storm few days since
the lightning struck the water tower of
the independence Water-W orks Compa-
ny. The tall smokestack caught the cur
rent as the electricity played in the air
and conveyed it within the tower, where
1t played about the machinery, setting
fire to some of the interior. The engineer
was stunned, though not injured, and
succeeded in arresting the flames.
Social circles at Independence are
stirred up over the recent elopement and
of Miss Constance, daughter of
Colonel John T. Crisp, of Independence,
and John W. Polk, Jr., of Kansas City.
Mr.. Polk is a descendant of ex-President
James K. Polk, and the bride is a million
heiress.
John j. Prendergast and James j. Stan
ley, found guilty in the United States
Court at st. Louis of participation in the
election frauds of last fall, were SEN
fenced few days ago-the former to one
year and the latter to ninety days in jail
1t cost VIM. 81. Clay, negro, an even
hundred dollars-assessed by the United
States Court in st. Louis-for sending an
letter through the mails.
The recent rains were badly needed.
Mrs. Ellen Frame, who has petitioned
in st. Joseph for divorce from her hus-
band, George w. Frame, alleges, among
other things, in her petition that he is a
thief, forger, and embezzler, and devoid